Fishing reel



Dec. 2, 1930. H. `s. BRoADwELL ET AL FISHING REEL Filled Feb. 7. 1929 Patented Dec. 2, 1930 UNITED sTATEs PATE NT oFFlcE HALYOR S. BRDADWELL AND SAMUEL T'. '.lI-lf()lflil,v BRSTOL, CONNECTICUT,` AS- SIGNORS TO Tl-IE HORTON MAN'FCTRIN COVIPANY, OF BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT,

A CGRPORATEON F' CCNNECTICUT Application filed February inoperative, the reel must be taken apartto dismount the line guide for `purposes of repair. l/Vhen this occurs during usage of the reel7 it is rather inconvenient. Accordingly, the present invention contemplates a `level wind device that can be dismounted without v the necessity of disassembling any parts of the reel proper.

More specifically, the present device comprises a traversing shaft and a carriage for the line guide, said carriage being held or clamped by a retaining bar against a steadying bar and the shaft in such a position that a driving pawl in the carriage is held in operative engagement with the shaft. Said rerL taining bar is movable away from said shaft whereby the carriage may be released, this preferably being accomplished by having said bar journaled in the reel frame eccentrically with respect tov-the shaft so that rota tion of the bar in one direction will clamp the carriage against theshaft while rotation in the opposite direction will release the carringe.

A further object is to provide means for releasably locking said retaining bar in its carriage clamping position.

Writh these and other objects in view the invention consists'in certain novel details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, all as will hereinafter be more fully described and the novel features thereof particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

in the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is an elevational view of a reel embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is an end view. of the reel;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

The reel proper forms no part of the present invention. Hence it is shown generally Serial No. 338,171.

as comprising a frame formed of end plates or disks connected by rods 11, said disks hav-N ing suitable bearings for the spool 12 which is adapted to be rotated by handle 13 through proper gearing (not shown)l enclosed in a housing 14 on one of said disks. Said gearing includes a gear 15 for driving the traversing shaft 16 journaled in the end disks.

As is customary, traversing shaft 16 is formed with the usual double spiral groove adapted to be engaged by the driving paWl 17 in the carriage 18 for the line guide 19 whereby, upon rotation of the spool, the carriage with the line guide, is reciprocated longitudinally of said shaft to lay the line level of the spool.

As before mentioned, it is desirable that the Vcarriage 18 be easily deinounted in order that repairs may bemade if the level Winding attachment becomes inoperative or r in order that the reel may be used without the attachment under such circumstances. In

'the present instance this result is obtained by clamping the carriage in its operative position by means movable relatively to the traversing shaft whereby the carriage may be released and removed by simply moving such clamping means away from the shaft. The preferred construction illustrated, consists in having 'the outer face of the carriage formed with a concave surface or recess 20 conforming to the periphery of a bar 21 j ournaled eccentrically, as indicated at 30, in the end plates 10, said bar21 being disposed parallel with respect to the shaft 16. When rotated in one directionthe surface of the bar 21 is moved toward shaft 16,1.c1amping the carriage against or on the shaft and a steadying bar 22. When rotated in the opposite direction,V the space `between shaft 16 and this retaining bar is increased to such an eX- tent 4as to allow the carriage to be slipped out from between those members.

Variousmeans, of course, may be utilized for rocking the retainer bar.V For instance, on theend of the retainer bar eXteriorly of one of theend plates, there is mounted a leverV 23 by which the bar mayA be rotated. To securely hold the bar in carriage locking position, said lever has a notch `24: thereon so that the lever may be moved under the head of a screw 25 threaded through the end plate and extending into one of the rods l1 of the reel frame. Normally, the lever is clamped under the head Ofsaid screw but when it is desired to remove the carriage, the screw need only be loosened and the lever freedso as to permit turning the retainer bar.

With this arrangement, the line guiding carriage may be quickly removed without the necessity of disassembling the reel proper. This is quite advantageous, especially when the line guiding attachment becomes inoperative while the reel `is in use.

What we claim is:

l. In a fishing reel, aframe, a spool, a traversingI shaft, a,y line guide carriage, a pawl insaidfcarriage, anda retaining bar normally supportingsaidearriage in position ,withf said ,pawl 'engaging said shaft, said barbeingmovable laterally toward and from said shaft.'

2. In a fishingreel, a frame, a spool, a traversing shaft, a line guide carriage, a pawlin said carriage, and azretaining bar having anioffset portion normally engaging said carriage to hold the pawl `in engagement with said shaft, said bar beingy movablelaterally away from said shaftto release the. pawlV and earria ge.

3. In a fishing reel, a frame, a spool, a`

traversing shaft,I a line guide carriage, a pawl 1n said carriage, andawretaining bar engaging said carriage, said bar being pivoted to.

more laterally towardandrfrom said shaft whereby said carriage maybe releasably held in position with the pawl in engagement with said shaft.

4. In aifishing: reel, aframe, a spool, a traversing shaft, a. retaining bar, a carriage positioned .between said shaftand bar, means for moving said bar laterally toward and from saidfshaft, andfa pawl in said vcarriage adapted to eo-a-et:withl saidshaft.

5. AIn-a fishing reel, aaframe. comprising end members, aspool, a;traversing shaft, a

retaining barfextending parallel ito said shaftv and eccentrically ournaled .in said end Amembers, a line` guide carriage between said shaft and bar, a pawlin'rsaid carriage, and fmeans for;roclring;saidfbarto hold .-the carriage in p ositionlwith .said pawl in engagement with said shaft.

6I.: In afishing reel, a frame, a`spool, a`

in said carriage adapted to engage said shaft, and a retaining bar extending parallel to said shaft and normally engaging said carriage to force the pawl into enagement with the shaft,

the surface of said bar normally engaging saidlcarriage being movable laterally away from shaft to release said pawl.

8. In a fishing reel, a frame, a spool, a traversingshaft, a guard for said shaft, a retaining bar, a line guide carriage clamped between said bar and guard, a pawl in said carriage adapted t co-act with said shaft, and'means for moving the retaining bar laterally away from said guard to release the carriage and pawl.

9; In a fishing reel, a frame, a spool, a traversingshaft, aguard for said shaft, a retaining bar, a line guide carriage clamped between said bar and guard, a pawl in said carriage adaptedfto eo-act with said shaft, ,f

said -bar being movable laterally away from said guard to release the carriage and pawl, and means for releasably locking said bar against movement.

l0.` Ina fishingreel, a frame, comprising end plates, a spool, a traversing shaft, a guard for said shaft, a retaining bar journaled eccentrioally in said endiplates, a line guide carriage clamped between said bar and guard, a. pawlin said `carriage Co-acting with said shaft, and a lever at the outer face of one of said end plates forroekinwsaid harto release said carriage.

1l. In a fishing reel, a frame comprising end plates, a spool, a traversing shaft, a guard forsaid shaft, a retaining bar journaled eccentrically in saidend plates, a line guide Carriage clamped between said bar and guard, a pawl in said carriage (3o-acting with said shaft, a lever on said bar at the outer side of one of said end'plates for rocking said bar to release said carriage, and a looking screw insaid end'plate for normally holding said lever against movement.

HALVOR BROADIVIC iL. SAMUEL T. THORPE. 

